Picket Fence Lab Report

An experiment was run to determine how does time affect the velocity of the picket fence and how does the time affect the position(displacement) of the picket fence. The proposed hypothesis was that for Velocity- Time graph is that if time increases than velocity will increase because the speed will change over time. The hypothesis for displacement- Time graph is that if time increases position will increase because where the picket fence stared at will change a certain magnitude and direction. The purpose of this graph is to describe the acceleration of a free-falling object as being either constant or changing; as being directed upward, downward or both (depending on some other variable); and as having a particular numerical value.This lab deals with the motion of an object falling freely (assuming negligible air friction) under the force of gravity. The position of a falling object will be measured as a function of time, and its acceleration will be determined from those data. In regard to
The proposed hypothesis is not supported because there were not three trials performed. Therefore, the final conclusion is from this experiment I learned is that this lab proved very helpful to understand free fall. I learned that when an object falls under the influence of gravity, its velocity increases at a regular pace and the average of this pace is known as g = 9.8. We were able to prove this within an error of 2.55% which is still good considering the equipment we have is kind of old. I also learned that we could conduct this kind of experiment on any planet and moon and calculate its gravity. This might come in handy some day if I ever travel to another planet. I also learned advanced techniques of building tables, writing equations, and putting Greek symbols on the word document. Overall, this was a great learning experience and an awesome lab!!! I’m looking forward to the rest of the